CVE-2002-0307

Name: CVE-2002-0307
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2002-05-31T04:00:00+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 2.26%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2002-0307 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Directory traversal vulnerability in ans.pl in Avenger's News System (ANS) 2.11 and earlier allows remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary files or execute any Perl program on the system via a .. (dot dot) in the p parameter, which reads the target file and attempts to execute the line using Perl's eval function.. EPSS estimates a 2.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in ans.pl in Avenger's News System (ANS) 2.11 and earlier allows remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary files or execute any Perl program on the system via a .. (dot dot) in the p parameter, which reads the target file and attempts to execute the line using Perl's eval function.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

2.26%

80.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Avengers News System	Avengers News System	2.01
Avengers News System	Avengers News System	2.11

References

Timeline

Published: May 31, 2002
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2002-0307?

How severe is CVE-2002-0307?

Severity scoring for CVE-2002-0307 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 2.26% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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Source: NVD / NIST